Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-15
POvderly Indignant.
HOT SHOT FOR THE CRITICS OF HIS ssPALATIAL SUB.

HOT SHOT FOR THE CRITICS OF HIS 'PALATTAL SUR
ROUNDINGS."
Many OF the Knights Of Labor and some of their
friends, the labor newspapers, have, it appears,
commented upon the renting Of the Baird man
sion, on North Broad street, Philadelphia, as q
headquarters for the governing body Of the mighty
army of workingmen. They have aroused the
wrath Of Grand Master workman Powderly,
ana IN the Journal Of United LABOR he has caused
a circular to be published, in which he says:
have resigned long since on account OF overwork,
regardless OF what the salary might be; and If
even the slightest part of the abuse and insult was
onered me that has been offered me, nay, heaped
upon me, by members OF the order, would quit in
disgust. am not working for the grumblers and
fault,anders; am not laboring for the malicious
rascals who rush into print with every grievance
against the general officers; am not working for
the cartons who sit on the fence and never at
that some one else has killed their prey,
and then pounce on its carcass only to gorge them
selves with NTH, create stencil and drive all
decent birds away from their 1ll-smelling work. I
am working for the men and women Of this order
who believe In its principles and who honestly
and iearlessly work 10 put them In practice. I
the mean, malicious false and cowardly attacks
which, inspired by designing knaves, have been
made . upon the general officers. would not stop
papers published by members of the order
stopped to the throwing Of dirt and
f f,ase1s% I'm in the doing Of which they
as every principle OF honor and manhood.
The charge made that the general executive
board had sqnandered the funds OF the order in a
reckless purchase OF q palace among capitalists
and nabobs, &C., is silly when it appears in a
paper published In the interest OF capital but when
labor paper plays parrot and picks up such cry
and repeats 1t before ascertaining whether it is
true or false IT becomes criminal .
The silly talk OF wOfkngmen wearing overalls
and grimy faces at all times should be discour-
aged. Who has better right to enjoy the good
things OF this earth than the man whose hand and
skill created these things? II do not happen to
please the rascals who nave gained admission 10
the order will be well pleased. l do not want
Their good win and care nothing for their i'll will.
That which would please them most, and that
which they had requested OF me, through another
association, would De my resignation as general
master workman"
WHAT THE RECORDS SHOW.
The books in the recorder Of deeds office show
that the property was purchased from Anna W.
Baird by Albert A. Carlton for the sum 9 s45 900,
and was by Carlton transferred to Terrence v.
POWderly, general master workman; Richard
Grimths, general worthy foreman; ChaS 81. Itch
man, general secretary; Frederick Turner, gene
raj treasurer; John w. Hayes VIM. II. Bailey,
Thomas B. Barry, Albert A. Carlton, Thomas B.
Mcguire and Ira B. AylS, constituting the general
executive board. and Louis C. 7. Scheber, John P.
McGaughey, John Samuel, John NJ. BroughtOn,
Hugh Cameron and Henry Mente, constituting the
general cooperative board OF the Order OF knight
OF Labor OF America, trustees OF the premises de-
Scribed.